"Kid, I, this old man, am not exaggerating. If it's really like that, the other party won't be considered violating the rules. You can only say they exploited a loophole in the rules," Lan Haiping said with a serious expression.
Zhang Hao retorted, "Dean Old man, since you know it's a loophole, what are you College higher-ups doing? Why are you still letting it happen?"
Lan Haiping smiled wryly, "Kid, you know it's a loophole, but can you stop the other party from advancing? Or, remove those College students whose cultivation might advance at any moment from competing?"
Zhang Hao was speechless. Lan Haiping's words were correct. This was indeed impossible to stop.
"Alright, kid, I, this old man, told you this not to discourage you, but to prepare you mentally. Also, among the students participating in this Outer Courtyard Competition, there are many from the Tianlong Alliance. In previous Outer Courtyard Competitions, almost every year, the top ten were members of the Tianlong Alliance. I, this old man, hope to break this balance. In recent years, the Tianlong Alliance has indeed become too chaotic," Lan Haiping sighed.
Zhang Hao also saw that Lan Haiping also disliked the Tianlong Alliance. It was just that because the Tianlong Alliance was deeply rooted and had developed to this point, it was impossible to abolish it.
"Dean, please rest assured. I will definitely be first in this Outer Courtyard Competition," Zhang Hao said firmly.
In fact, Zhang Hao had no choice but to strive for first place in this Outer Courtyard Competition. The mission to upgrade to Martial King this time was to obtain first place in the Outer Courtyard Competition. If he couldn't complete the mission, he would likely remain at the Great Martial Master Realm forever.
Cough cough!
Lan Haiping was choked by Zhang Hao's arrogant tone, as if saying 'who else but me'. He coughed a few times.
"Hmm, kid, it's good to have confidence."
Although Lan Haiping didn't think Zhang Hao could get first place in this Outer Courtyard Competition, he felt comforted that Zhang Hao had this confidence.
"Dean Old man, if there's nothing else, I'll head back first," Zhang Hao said, looking at Lan Haiping.
Lan Haiping nodded slightly. Suddenly remembering something, he said to Zhang Hao, "Kid, the Outer Courtyard Competition is in another month. If you don't have anything important, don't leave Tianwu Academy. You've offended people from the Tianlong Alliance, and I'm worried someone might harm you."
Zhang Hao also knew that Lan Haiping was kindly reminding him. So he nodded and said, "I understand."
Zhang Hao hurried away from Lan Haiping and brought Song Sitian to Dou Bi's residence. At this moment, Ying Da was guarding here.
"Boss, you're back," Dou Bi said with a forced smile when he saw Zhang Hao.
But upon seeing Song Sitian behind Zhang Hao, Dou Bi's eyes couldn't help but light up.
Even Ying Da was greatly surprised.
"Boss, did you kidnap another sister-in-law back?" Dou Bi's expression was very amusing.
"Don't misunderstand, I'm the Young Master's maid," Song Sitian said somewhat shyly.
"Maid?"
"Boss, stop joking, we understand!"
"Exactly!"
"Young Master, they don't believe it!" Sitian covered her mouth and smiled as she looked at Zhang Hao.
Ying Da and Dou Bi exchanged glances. Originally, they didn't believe it either. But seeing Sitian repeatedly address him as Young Master, it really seemed like the case.
"Dou Bi, Ying Da has been taking care of you recently. Let Sitian help out during the day! At night, she can go back to my place!"
Zhang Hao considered that with a rough guy like Ying Da taking care of Dou Bi, many things wouldn't be handled carefully. Moreover, Ying Da was a stubborn fellow. He estimated that Dou Bi would suffer quite a bit recently. If Sitian did it, it might be much better. Of course, considering Song Sitian was still an unmarried girl, some things were inconvenient, so Zhang Hao only let her come during the day. Ying Da would continue to do it at night.
"Boss, how can this be?"
Dou Bi quickly refused. Although Zhang Hao said Song Sitian was his maid, judging by how Song Sitian looked, she should be the kind of maid who could warm the bed. Dou Bi wouldn't dare let his Boss's woman take care of him.
"I can do it," Sitian smiled sweetly.
"Haha, Dou Bi, don't worry, you should be able to get up in at most three days. I can't bear to let my maid work so hard," Zhang Hao smiled slightly.
"Boss, you must be joking! My situation, three days..."
Dou Bi gave a bitter, despondent smile. Not only were his limbs broken, but even his cultivation was crippled. In this state, he was already a cripple. He was even worse than a cripple. At least a cripple could still Cultivate. Their Dantian was also intact.
"I said, three days means three days. I'll not only let you get out of bed, but you can also Cultivate again," Zhang Hao said confidently.
After Zhang Hao learned that Dou Bi's cultivation was crippled and his limbs were broken, he constantly thought about how to restore Dou Bi's cultivation. Zhang Hao, whose cultivation was also crippled in his previous life, naturally knew how desperate a Martial Warrior was after being crippled. Although Dou Bi looked indifferent, Zhang Hao also knew that Dou Bi was forcing a smile. He didn't want his Boss to feel guilty.
On the True Martial Continent, a crippled Dantian was equivalent to announcing a Martial Warrior's fate. Although there might not necessarily be Spirit Medicines or methods to repair a Dantian on the True Martial Continent, at least in the Northern Region, a crippled Dantian was equivalent to being sentenced to death. And even if there were Spirit Medicines and methods to repair a Dantian, they would require a huge price.
Therefore, at this moment, Zhang Hao placed all his hope in the System store. The System store was a place that created miracles for Zhang Hao. It was also Zhang Hao's last hope.
Zhang Hao searched inside the System store. A list appeared.
Vortex Dantian 10000 points
Storm Dantian 9000 points
Hard Armor Dantian 8000 points
Flame Dantian 7500 points
...
Zhang Hao originally had a 'give it a try' mindset and wasn't very confident. He didn't expect that Dantians were actually for sale. Moreover, these Dantians were not ordinary Dantians. For example, the Vortex Dantian could make a Martial Warrior's speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi reach ten times, and the Dantian could also purify the Impurities in the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.
The Storm Dantian could increase affinity with wind elements. If one possessed the Storm Dantian, they could easily comprehend wind-type Cultivation Techniques.
Hard Armor Dantian
The Hard Armor Dantian could make the Dantian more solid, enduring impacts ten or even a hundred times greater than normal. In this way, with the Hard Armor Dantian, the speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi would also inevitably greatly increase.
As the name suggests, the Flame Dantian was a Dantian related to flames.
After a period of accumulation, Zhang Hao now had over forty thousand points that he hadn't used yet. Although over forty thousand points wasn't considered being extremely wealthy, it was quite ample.
Zhang Hao thought for a moment and made a decision. If he was going to buy, he would buy a better one. Although he couldn't afford the Great Emperor Dantian that required 100,000 points, he could still buy the slightly less expensive Vortex Dantian. Dou Bi was implicated because of him, so no matter what, he needed to compensate him. After all, he was his brother.